{"id":1273962,"url":"https://alion.io/job/impact-engine-engineering-manager","title":"Engineering Manager","company":{"id":706351,"name":"Impact Engine","domain":"theimpactengine.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/impact-engine","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":true,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":80,"open_postings":5,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.8,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-30T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"posting_text","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":140000,"max":190000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":190000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Swagger","optional":false},{"name":"Angular","optional":true},{"name":"Google Bigtable","optional":true},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":true},{"name":"Looker","optional":true},{"name":"React.js","optional":true},{"name":"Rest-Assured","optional":true},{"name":"Ruby","optional":true},{"name":"Ruby on Rails","optional":true},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":true},{"name":"Vue.js","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T20:37:17Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T16:58:51Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"Quick Summary\nLead a full-stack team building distributed, API-first systems on AWS. Player-coach role driving scalable architecture, reliable delivery, and high-performing engineers.\nAt this time, we are unable to sponsor employment visas for this role.\nWho we are\nKin makes life simpler, more affordable, and better for homeowners - especially in the places where climate risks, rising costs, and outdated systems make it hardest. We start with smarter homeowners insurance and expand to everything homeowners need to thrive.\nUsing data, technology, and thoughtful human support, we’re building products that are clear, fair, and help homeowners feel confident - so homeowners aren’t left behind when they need help most.\nFounded in 2016, Kin is a remote-first employer with Kinfolk across more than 35 states. We serve customers in 13 states (and counting). Our disciplined growth, strong customer satisfaction, and focus on long-term sustainability fosters outstanding growth, attracts marquee investors, and earns recognition and accolades, including:\nBuilt In Chicago's Best Places to Work, Midsize Companies (2021-2026)\n\nForbes' America's Best Startup Employers (2021-2024)\n\nInc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies\n\nForbes’ Fintech 50\n\nGreat Places to Work Certified (2024-2026)\n\nMost importantly, we’re building Kin to be a place where people do meaningful work with real impact - for our customers, our communities, and each other. We're excited to tell you more about how you can contribute to our rapid growth, strong unit economics, profitability, and excellent customer ratings. To learn more about how we work and what we’re building, visit kin.com and see how we work.\nThe opportunity\nWe’re looking for a passionate, entrepreneurial Engineering Manager to help us scale our product architecture and elevate our engineering execution. As Kin continues to grow, we’re evolving from monolithic systems toward distributed, modular services - and we need a hands-on leader who can guide that transformation while delivering customer-facing innovation.\nThis role exists at a pivotal moment: we’re balancing rapid product development with long-term system reliability, performance, and scalability. You’ll lead a full-stack team across front-end and back-end systems, partnering closely with Product to ship roadmap features while strengthening architecture and engineering standards.\nYour responsibilities\nLead and develop a high-performing full-stack engineering team, fostering ownership, accountability, and continuous growth\n\nServe as a hands-on player-coach, contributing meaningful production code while setting technical direction\n\nDrive delivery of roadmap initiatives from concept through production with predictable, high-quality execution\n\nChampion API-first design and schema-first development practices (OpenAPI/Swagger, contract testing, interface-driven development)\n\nGuide the decomposition of monolithic systems into modular, distributed services with clear ownership boundaries\n\nEstablish best practices for observability, resilience, and distributed communication (tracing, retries, idempotency, error handling)\n\nLead architectural discussions to ensure long-term maintainability, reliability, and performance\n\nPartner cross-functionally with Product, PMO, and other engineering teams to align technical strategy with business priorities\n\nParticipate in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring to strengthen the engineering organization\n\nSuccess in this role\nIn your first 6-12 months at Kin, success is less about checking boxes and more about the impact you create. You’ll use your skills and judgment to take ownership of meaningful work, improve how we operate, and help move Kin’s mission forward. Along the way, you’ll deliver outcomes that make a real difference for both Kinfolk and the homeowners we serve.\nBy the end of your first year, you should feel confident in your role, trusted as an owner, and proud of the progress you’ve helped make.\nYour team consistently delivers roadmap initiatives with improved predictability, quality, and reduced production incidents\n\nCore services have been redesigned or evolved toward modular, API-first architectures with clear service ownership and scalability\n\nEngineering best practices for observability, distributed communication, and reliability are consistently adopted across your team\n\nEngineers on your team demonstrate measurable growth in technical capability, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration\n\nWhat you’ll bring\nCore Experience & Technical Skills\nMinimum 8 years of hands-on software development experience with strong computer science fundamentals\n\nProven experience managing or leading a team of engineers in a fast-paced environment\n\nDemonstrated success acting as a player-coach who contributes meaningfully to the codebase\n\nExperience building distributed systems and decomposing monoliths into modular services\n\nHands-on experience with API-first and schema-first workflows (OpenAPI/Swagger, contract testing, interface-driven development)\n\nExperience with relational and NoSQL databases, message queues/brokers, and distributed system design patterns\n\nAbility to design systems with clear service ownership, reliability, and modularity\n\nExcellent command of the full SDLC: analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and support\n\nStrong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly\n\nNice to have\nExperience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)\n\nFamiliarity with BI or big-data technologies such as Looker or BigTable\n\nExperience with Ruby on Rails or similar backend frameworks\n\nExposure to regulated industries such as insurance or financial services\n\nHow we hire\nWe believe a great hiring experience should be clear, respectful, and human. Applications for this role are accepted on an on-going basis. While our recruiting team uses AI tools for efficiency, resumes are still screened by Kin’s in-house recruiters, and candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by recruiters and hiring teams. Rest assured, real people make real decisions.\nThe hiring process and timeline for each role will vary, depending on the position. However, here are some things you can expect from us:\nPrompt updates and feedback following interviews\n\nInterviews with recruiters, hiring managers, and members of teams\n\nSkills assessment relevant to the position, if applicable\n\nGenuine, thoughtful human interaction at every step\n\nHow we support you\nWe offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits program, allowing you to choose the benefits that are best for you and your family, starting on the first day of the month following your start date.\nCore Benefits\nCompetitive salary and company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), granted as part of our standard compensation package and based on role and level\n\n401(k) with company match up to 4% of eligible earnings\n\nMultiple medical plan options, plus dental and vision coverage\n\nCompany-funded HSA contributions (based on medical plan selection)\n\nCompany-paid life insurance and short-term disability\n\nHealth & Wellbeing\nA variety of supplemental benefit options, including long-term disability, critical illness, accident, legal, and pet insurance\n\nAccess to mental health support and confidential counseling resources\n\nFlexible PTO for exempt employees (most employees take 15-20 days per year), plus 8 company-observed holidays\n\nPaid parental leave, including up to 14 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 8 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents\n\nGrowth & Development\nCareer mobility and internal growth opportunities across the organization\n\nProfessional development budgets for certifications, conferences, and learning available, subject to management approval\n\nHow we work\nWe don’t just hire for skills. We hire for alignment. Kinfolk bring diverse perspectives, but we’re united by a shared set of values that shape how we work and how we show up for each other and our customers.\nRun through walls, together - Every one of us is responsible for creating the culture we want to work in. High performance. Low drama. Always respectful. We assume the best in each other and challenge ideas, not intentions. We show up, work hard, and play to each other's strengths - because that’s how great teams win.\nRaise the bar. Drop the ego - Attitudes are contagious. Every one of us is responsible for creating the culture we want to work in. High performance. Low drama. Always respectful. Like professional sports teams, we win by working in sync. We show up, work hard, and play to each other’s strengths.\nAct like an owner - We are owners, fully accountable for achieving Kin’s mission. That requires positive, proactive, big-picture thinking well beyond our job descriptions. Ask questions, Take ownership. Do the right thing, even when it‘s hard. Because when Kin thrives, so do you. And so do our customers.\nOperate lean. Deliver more - We build efficiency into everything we do. Each dollar we save gets reinvested to deliver more to our customers: better pricing, more products, and new innovations. We work smarter by relentlessly prioritizing and using technology, including AI, to multiply our impact. Lean is about focus, not deprivation. Lean isn't a limitation - it's our competitive advantage.\nKeep asking ‘What if?’ - We value curiosity. To make insurance better for our customers, we experiment. We embrace insights. And we base decisions on data rather than assumptions. We see setbacks as opportunities for growth and are always learning and improving. Both individually and as a company.\nWhere we work\nWe are a remote-first company with offices in Chicago, IL and St. Petersburg, FL where teams can come together for collaboration.\nFor Sales Agents and Customer Service Agents: These roles sit in any of the following 32 states: AL, AZ, CO, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WI.\nFor all other positions, these roles can sit in any of the following 41 states: AL, AR, AZ, CA (exempt only), CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above.\nFor remote technical positions located in Canada, we are only able to hire individuals who reside in Ontario. Applicants must be able to live and work full-time in Ontario to be considered.\nState locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.\nEEOC statement\nKin is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We don't just accept difference - we honor it, nurture it, and celebrate it. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Kin welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. 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